— John Paul Lederach

The Below and the Beyond in Peacebuilding: Aspen Art

A video emergent from a conversation retreat reflecting on the metaphors of trees and wood working in relationship with conflict and peace.

2014

poetry

Breathe Out Hope

The opening ceremony for the 2021 4 Corners Festival with poetic contributions from John Paul, Raquel McKee, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Jonny Fitch.

2021

poetry

An ‘Unfolding Poem’ for the Moment We’re In

A collection of haikus written during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020

poetry

Beautiful Men

A film made during a class on the moral imagination at Eastern Mennonite University's Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 2008.

2008

poetry

Three Poems

Three poems written in the months following 11 September in the United States, Colombia, and Burma/Myanmar.

2011

collection

Varela Symposium: Transforming Conflict – From Science to Real World Applications

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Varela Symposium 2018, which explored the theme, "Transforming Conflict: From Science to Real World Applications."

2018

collection

Zen Brain: Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Zen Brain conference in 2017, which explored the theme, "Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics."

2017

collection

The Art and Soul of Compassion

An emergent conversation about healing and reconciliation guided through research and story across the intersections of compassion, creativity, and spirituality.

2014

presentation

Pepperdine University Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A contribution to the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.

2010

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